Legal Opinion

Li v. U.S. Department of State

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided September 8, 2026No. Civil Action No. 2025-2906Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) BING HONG LI, ) ) Plaintiff, ) v. ) Civil Action No. 25-2906 (RBW) ) ) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, ) ) Defendant. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION The plaintiff, Bing Hong Li—proceeding pro se—brings this civil action against the defendant, the United States Department of State, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (the “FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552, seeking to compel production of records in response to one FOIA request seeking documents relating to several of his child’s passport applications and adjudications, see Complaint for Injunctive and…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. United States Department of Justice v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Carl Oglesby v. The United States Department of the ArmyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
  3. Susan D. Goland and Patricia B. Skidmore v. Central Intelligence AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
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  5. United States Department of State v. Washington Post Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982

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